by Admin | Nov 24, 2020 | Lunch, Vegetables and Fruits, Whole Grains, Rice, and Pasta
Heirloom Orca beans have clearly been an inspiration to cooks and gardeners. In addition to the whale-reference name, the legumes are also called vaquero (which means cowboy in Spanish) and calypso beans. Creamy and starchy, Orca beans work well in hearty soups and...
by Admin | Nov 23, 2020 | Grains, Legumes, Pasta, Noodles, Dumplings
“Eat poor on New Year’s, and eat fat the rest of the year,” goes the saying in the American South, where black-eyed peas are eaten at New Year’s for luck.The peas are said to represent coins and are served alongside greens, which represent paper money. The dish tastes...
by Admin | Nov 20, 2020 | Lunch, Whole Grains, Rice, and Pasta
This mild veg version of an Indian restaurant favorite shows that Indian food doesn’t have to be ultra-spicy to be good.YIELD: SERVES 41 Tbs. vegetable oil½ medium onion, diced1 Tbs. garam masala1 Tbs. tomato paste2 tsp. grated fresh ginger1 serrano chile, minced2...
by Admin | Nov 19, 2020 | Lunch
Red lentils, yellow split peas, and mung beans give this traditional Indian dish a lovely golden color. To simplify the recipe, you could just make it with 1 cup of a single dried lentil or split pea. Split peas are also members of the high-protein legume family,...
by Admin | Nov 18, 2020 | Lunch
Crinkly savoy cabbage leaves (which pull apart more easily than white cabbage) are stuffed with a combination of lentils, currants, and olives, then blanketed in a spicy tomato sauce. Serve over rice.YIELD: SERVES 41 Tbs. olive oil1 small onion, finely chopped (1...
